Camp Logan, Illinois was an Illinois National Guard base and

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from 1892 to the early 1970s. At one time the Camp was . Several buildings survive today as they are listed on the

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. Camp Logan was named after

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John Alexander Logan. The Camp Logan site is now part of the Adeline Jay Geo-Karis Illinois Beach State Park.

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History of Camp Logan https://web.archive.org/web/20080429054110/http://dnr.state.il.us/OREP/nrrc/cultural/cmpLogan/camplogan.htm Buildings and structures in Lake County, Illinois Former installations of the United States Army Training installations of the United States Army National Register of Historic Places in Lake County, Illinois Military facilities on the National Register of Historic Places in Illinois Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Illinois {{LakeCountyIL-NRHP-stub